Wright confirmed as state ed chief on 46-6 vote

10:17 PM,
Mar. 18, 2014

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The state Senate on Tuesday confirmed Carey Wright as state superintendent of education after brief debate.

Senate Education Chairman Gray Tollison, R-Oxford, described Wright as "no nonsense," experienced in top-performing schools and "a fresh pair of eyes for the Mississippi public school system."

The vote was 46-6, with those opposed questioning her support of Common Core standards and state preschool. Most of those voting against are members of the Senate Conservative Coalition, which opposes Common Core, which Wright has publicly endorsed. ...